Yankees 9, Red Sox 5

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BOS (91-62) 000102020 5 8 0
NYY (98-56) 10410210 - 9 14 1

Final

 
W:J. Chamberlain (9-6)
L:J. Lester (14-8)
Boston Red Sox
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBP
J Ellsbury CF31001016.302.353
0000000.500.500
D Pedroia 2B31001119.299.373
0000000.221.291
V Martinez 1B42210116.301.379
0000000.236.315
K Youkilis 3B40210016.304.411
D Ortiz DH41130010.237.331
J Bay LF40100218.265.385
0000000.158.219
J Drew RF3020006.270.388
0000000.200.245
0000106.262.323
J Varitek C40000217.208.313
A Gonzalez SS30000210.295.311
1000002.235.297
Totals3358538136  
a-walked for J Reddick in the 9th
BATTING
2B: J Drew (29, J Chamberlain)
HR: V Martinez (22, 4th inning off J Chamberlain 0 on, 2 Out); D Ortiz (27, 6th inning off J Chamberlain 1 on, 2 Out)
RBI: V Martinez (102), D Ortiz 3 (94), K Youkilis (87)
2-out RBI: V Martinez, D Ortiz 2
GIDP: J Varitek, C Kotchman
Red Sox RISP: 2-8 (A Gonzalez 0-1, D Ortiz 1-2, J Varitek 0-1, V Martinez 0-1, K Youkilis 1-2, J Ellsbury 0-1)
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
SB: D Pedroia (20, 2nd base off J Chamberlain/J Posada)
FIELDING
DP: 1 (D Pedroia-A Gonzalez-V Martinez).
Outfield Assist: J Ellsbury (H Matsui at Home).
Boston Red Sox
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
J Lester
(L, 14-8)		2.185533178-473.52
H Jones1.011110031-188.10
M Bowden2.132223055-317.84
M Delcarmen1.121122035-194.37
R Ramirez1.000010014-73.02
Totals8.01499981213-122 
PITCHING
WP: M Bowden
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lester 9/18; H Jones 1/5; M Bowden 7/10; M Delcarmen 5/8; R Ramirez 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lester 11-8-16-12; H Jones 5-0-9-4; M Bowden 10-4-12-5; M Delcarmen 4-3-9-3; R Ramirez 0-2-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 2-2; H Jones 1-2; M Bowden 2-1; M Delcarmen 1-1; R Ramirez 1-2
Game Scores: J Lester 21
New York Yankees
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBP
D Jeter SS42211123.330.401
J Damon LF31002024.284.367
0000000.279.354
M Teixeira 1B51210131.293.383
A Rodriguez 3B33342022.288.407
H Matsui DH31202025.280.375
J Posada C40221129.286.363
0000000.000.000
0000000.221.294
R Cano 2B51200016.321.351
N Swisher RF40001321.248.367
M Cabrera CF-LF50110222.272.333
Totals36914998213  
BATTING
2B: R Cano (47, J Lester); A Rodriguez (17, M Bowden)
HR: A Rodriguez (28, 3rd inning off J Lester 1 on, 0 Out)
RBI: A Rodriguez 4 (93), M Cabrera (66), D Jeter (65), J Posada 2 (81), M Teixeira (119)
2-out RBI: A Rodriguez, M Teixeira
GIDP: R Cano
Yankees RISP: 7-21 (M Teixeira 1-3, D Jeter 0-1, A Rodriguez 2-2, J Posada 2-3, M Cabrera 1-3, J Damon 0-3, H Matsui 1-2, R Cano 0-3, N Swisher 0-1)
Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING
SB: D Jeter 2 (30, 2nd base off M Delcarmen/J Varitek, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek); A Rodriguez 3 (14, 2nd base off H Jones/J Varitek, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek, 3rd base off J Lester/J Varitek); R Cano (5, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek); J Damon (11, 2nd base off M Bowden/J Varitek)
FIELDING
E: J Damon (5, bobble)
DP: 2 (R Cano-M Teixeira, R Cano-D Jeter-M Teixeira).
New York Yankees
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
J Chamberlain
(W, 9-6)		6.053315286-524.72
A Aceves1.01000007-63.82
J Albaladejo0.122111022-124.96
D Marte0.10000002-29.75
P Hughes0.10000105-43.02
P Coke1.000011014-74.71
Totals9.0854382136-83 
PITCHING
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Chamberlain 11/24; A Aceves 2/3; J Albaladejo 1/4; D Marte 1/1; P Hughes 1/1; P Coke 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Chamberlain 20-7-9-16; A Aceves 0-3-0-3; J Albaladejo 4-1-5-2; D Marte 1-0-0-1; P Hughes 0-2-2-0; P Coke 0-3-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Chamberlain 6-7; A Aceves 2-1; J Albaladejo 0-0; D Marte 1-0; P Hughes 0-0; P Coke 2-0
Game Scores: J Chamberlain 54
Scoring Summary
BOSNYY
1stA Rodriguez singled to left, D Jeter scored.01
3rdA Rodriguez homered to left, M Teixeira scored.03
3rdM Cabrera reached on infield single to third, H Matsui scored, R Cano to third, N Swisher to second.04
3rdD Jeter grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Cano scored, M Cabrera out at second, N Swisher to third.05
4thV Martinez homered to right center.15
4thJ Posada singled to right, A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to second.16
6thD Ortiz homered to left, D Pedroia scored.36
6thA Rodriguez doubled to deep center, J Damon scored.37
6thJ Posada singled to right center, H Matsui out at home, A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to third advancing on play. J Posada to second advancing on throw.38
7thM Teixeira singled to deep right, D Jeter scored, J Damon to third.39
8thK Youkilis singled to left, J Ellsbury scored, V Martinez to second, V Martinez to third on error by left fielder J Damon.49
8thD Ortiz grounded into fielder's choice to second, V Martinez scored, K Youkilis out at second.59
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Game Notes
LESTER LEFT THE GAME WITH A QUAD CONTUSION. HE IS LISTED AS DAY-TO-DAY.
RED SOX STARTER JON LESTER LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING AFTER BEING STRUCK ON THE RIGHT LEG BY A MELKY CABRERA LINE DRIVE.
RED SOX FIRST BASEMAN VICTOR MARTINEZ HIT A HOME RUN IN THE FOURTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 24 GAMES.
Game Information
StadiumYankee Stadium, New York, NY
Attendance48,449 (92.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:52
Weather63 degrees, clear
Wind7 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - Bill Welke

Series At A Glance

New York leads 1-0 (as of 9/25)
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MLB Scores

Friday, September 25th 2009
Baltimore 2 Final
Cleveland 4
Boston 5 Final
NY Yankees 9
Atlanta 4 Final
Washington 1
LA Dodgers 1 Final
Pittsburgh 3
Seattle 0 Final
Toronto 5
NY Mets 6 Final
Florida 5
Philadelphia 4 Final
Milwaukee 8
Tampa Bay 3 Final
Texas 8
St. Louis 1 Final
Colorado 2
Minnesota 9 Final
Kansas City 4
Cincinnati 10 Final
Houston 4
Detroit 0 Final
Chi White Sox 2
San Diego 4 Final
Arizona 0
Oakland 3 Final
LA Angels 0
Chi Cubs 3 Final
San Francisco 0